Topline In Brittney Griner’s first statement since being freed from a Russian prison through a prisoner swap, the basketball star called for the release of Paul Whelan, who is also detained in the cou...
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Brittney Griner Lands In U.S. After 10 Months In Russian Prison
Topline Basketball star Brittney Griner has returned to U.S. soil after months of captivity in Russia as part of a high-profile prisoner swap for a Russian arms dealer, ending months of diplomatic joc...
Russian State Media Drops Footage Of Prisoner Exchange Involving ‘Happy’ Griner
Topline State-run Russian media published videos Thursday documenting American basketball star Brittney Griner’s release from Russian custody, a surreal behind-the-scenes look at the high-profile pris...
Here’s What To Know About Russia’s ‘Merchant Of War’ And Why He Was The Prisoner Exchanged For Brittney Griner
Topline U.S. officials released convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout in their prisoner swap for WNBA star Brittney Griner Thursday morning, returning the man known as the “Merchant of Death” to Russia wh...
Brittney Griner Moves To Russian Penal Colony As Her Lawyers Warn They Don’t Know Her Precise Location
Topline WNBA star Brittney Griner is being transferred to a Russian penal colony after being convicted in August of possessing and smuggling drugs, her legal team said on Wednesday, bleak news for the...
Russia Could Release Griner And Whelan By End Of Year, Former UN Ambassador Richardson Claims
Topline Russian authorities may release Brittney Griner and Paul Whelan by the end of the year, Bill Richardson—a former ambassador to the United Nations who has traveled to Russia to advocate for the...
Biden Will Meet Families Of Brittney Griner And Paul Whelan
Topline President Joe Biden will meet with the families of WNBA star Brittney Griner and former U.S. Marine Paul Whelan, who both remain jailed in Russia, at the White House on Friday, officials told ...
Brittney Griner Appeals Drug Possession Conviction In Russia
Topline WNBA star Brittney Griner’s lawyers filed an appeal against a Moscow-area court’s ruling that convicted her of drug possession and handed her a nine-year jail term, Reuters reported on Monday,...
Brittney Griner Sentenced To 9 Years For Drug Charges By Russian Court
Topline A Russian court on Thursday sentenced WNBA star Brittney Griner to nine years in prison for drug possession and smuggling, after Russia made a “bad faith” response to a U.S. offer for a prison...
Blinken Urges Russia To Accept ‘Substantial’ Griner And Whelan Offer
Topline Secretary of State Anthony Blinken said Friday he spoke with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov over the “substantial” deal the U.S. offered the country to return detained American citizen...
U.S. Offers Russia Convicted Arms Dealer In Exchange For Brittney Griner And Paul Whelan, Report Says
Topline The Biden Administration offered to send convicted arms dealer Viktor Bout back to Russia in exchange for the release of U.S. citizens Paul Whelan and WNBA star Brittney Griner, both of whom a...
Brittney Griner Had Doctor’s Note For Cannabis Use, Lawyers Say In Russian Court
Topline Lawyers representing WNBA star Brittney Griner presented proof Griner received medical clearance in the U.S. for cannabis use during her Russian trial on drug charges Friday, adding credibilit...
LeBron James Wonders If Griner Should Want To Return To U.S.
Topline LeBron James said in footage released Tuesday he would consider if he would even want to return to the United States if he was in the Russian-detained WNBA star Brittney Griner’s position, sug...
Brittney Griner Pleads Guilty To Russian Drug Charges
Topline WNBA basketball star Brittney Griner pleaded guilty to drug charges in Russian court on Thursday, Reuters and Russian news agency Tass report, days after the trial began. WNBA basketball super...
Brittney Griner Sends Handwritten Plea To Biden, Agent Says
Topline WNBA star Brittney Griner sent President Joe Biden a handwritten letter asking him to “do all you can” to bring her and other U.S. detainees home from Russia, Griner’s agents said Monday, thre...
New Photos Show Brittney Griner In Russian Court As Trial Date Is Set For July 1
Topline American basketball star Brittney Griner’s trial in Russia will begin Friday, authorities said during Griner’s appearance in a Moscow court on Monday according to the Associated Press. Brittne...
Brittney Griner Named Honorary WNBA All-Star While Detained In Russia
Topline Detained WNBA star Brittney Griner was named an honorary starter on Wednesday for the league’s upcoming All-Star Game, with WNBA commissioner Cathy Engelbert saying there is “no do...
Kremlin Insists Brittney Griner Is Not A ‘Hostage’ After Extending Her Detention A Third Time
Topline Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov pushed back against suggestions that WNBA star Brittney Griner was being held hostage by Russian authorities, in an interview with NBC News on Monday, a stat...
LeBron James Calls On Biden To Bring Brittney Griner Home From Russia
Topline LeBron James joined the growing voices calling for WNBA star Brittney Griner’s release from Russia, where she has been detained on drug charges for over 100 days, as the NBA community becomes ...
Brittney Griner Communicating Through Email From Russian Detention
Topline WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February on drug charges, is able to communicate with her fellow teammates and league players in writing, the Associated Press ...
Lawmakers Introduce Resolution To Free Brittney Griner From Russia
Topline Three members of the House of Representatives introduced a resolution to push for the release of WNBA star Brittney Griner, who has been detained in Russia since February on drug charges. Brit...
Brittney Griner’s Russian Detention Reportedly Extended By 30 Days
Topline Russian authorities extended the pre-trial detention of WNBA star Brittney Griner for 30 days during a Friday court hearing in Moscow, according to ESPN and the Associated Press, in what’s the...
Brittney Griner Remains ‘Top Priority’ As Russia Releases Trevor Reed
Topline A State Department spokesman said WNBA player Brittney Griner, who was detained in Russia in February and faces up to 10 years in prison in the country on drug charges, remains a “top priority...
Brittney Griner In ‘Good Condition,’ U.S. Reports After Finally Visiting With WNBA Star
Topline Over two weeks after WNBA star Brittney Griner was detained in Russia in February on drug charges, state department spokesperson Ned Price said the U.S. had finally gained consular access to h...
Why It Seems Like The World Has Abandoned Brittney Griner
PHOENIX, ARIZONA – OCTOBER 06: Brittney Griner #42 of the Phoenix Mercury during the first half in … [+] Game Four of the 2021 WNBA semifinals at Footprint Center on October 06, 2021 in Ph...
U.S. Pushes For Consular Access To WNBA Player Brittney Griner
Topline Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Friday the United States was being denied consular access to WNBA star Brittney Griner, who was arrested in Russia on drug charges in February, amid grow...
WNBA Player Brittney Griner Reportedly Detained In Russia On Drug Charges
Topline Phoenix Mercury center Brittney Griner has been detained by the Russian Federal Customs Service after vape cartridges containing a narcotic were allegedly found in her luggage upon landing at ...